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Crapaud

Leptodactylus fallax Müller, 1926

Status not recordedfrogs and toads

The crapaud (Leptodactylus fallax) is a species in the family Leptodactylidae, order Anura.

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Quick facts about the crapaud

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 16.7 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Reproduction
Eggs
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crapaud live?

Not recorded

Is the crapaud endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the crapaud classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyLeptodactylidae
  6. genusLeptodactylus
  7. SpeciesLeptodactylus fallax Müller, 1926
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Dominican white-lipped frogEnglish
  • Giant ditch frogEnglish
  • Mountain chickenEnglish
  • Mountain chicken frogEnglish
  • Antillen-OchsenfroschGerman
  • Leptodactyle des AntillesFrench
  • マウンテンチキンJapanese
  • Антильский свистунRussian
  • velika gorska žabaSlovenian
  • Crapaud de la DominiqueFrench
  • Leptodactyle des Antilles (Le)French

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crapaud

Other species in the same genus Leptodactylus.

LC, Least Concern
Argus frog (Leptodactylus latrans)

Argus frog

Leptodactylus latrans

Leptodactylidae

LC, Least Concern
Rufous frog (Leptodactylus fuscus)

Rufous frog

Leptodactylus fuscus

Leptodactylidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the crapaud?

The crapaud (Leptodactylus fallax) belongs to the family Leptodactylidae in the order Anura.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crapaud (Leptodactylus fallax). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crapaud

MLA

“Crapaud (Leptodactylus fallax).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crapaud.

BibTeX
@misc{crapaud_2026,
  title = {Crapaud (Leptodactylus fallax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crapaud},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}